Personal Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Born / DiedApr 29, 1917 (Died at 44)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthKyiv, Ukraine
Career Span1943 – 1961
Known Credits21 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 0.9
Maya Deren
Also known as:Eleonora Derenkowsky
Total Works
21
21 movies • 0 shows
Avg Rating
6.6 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
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worldwide gross
Global Reach
#1
TMDB star index
Biography
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.
